Toy



y F. v. WILLIAMS 2,000,808

TOY

Filed July 20, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVNTOR Frederic/r V Wz'Z/z 42725 WITNESSES ATTORNEY F. V. WILLIAMS TOY May 7, 1935.

' 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed July 20, 1934 INVENTOR Fraderiair L Mllz'ama BY M MW 1* ATTORNEY 5 TOY fFrederick vlwinams time; Application July. 2o, iasys'egiai no; 17 36,255 f h h fz'o ainr I {This invention relates to a.toy,: ancl-'has':ifor an objectto provide aconstruction whichi'pre-.

, sents not only.a'toyforiamusement'purposes; but presents a'as'tructure involving "features which I g -makeit an educational ,constructiontoy; 5 f Anotherabbj'ect of =thetinvention-is' to provide a toy which is somewhatin the. nature of a game fand which has decided'educational characteristics so embodied in the 'toy as to give the impression of play while causing the pupil to acg .quire certain facts. A further object of the inventionQm'ore specifically, is to provide a toy so formed that it may be taken down and set up, and in doing so may be rearranged each time to presentadifierent arrangement or system according to thejudgment of the child playingwith the toy. V In the accompanying drawings, w

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown resting on a table; Figure 2 is arr-enlarged perspective view of two of the straight sections of. thetoy shown in Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view similar 2 but showing a short'sectio'n; h V

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the supports shown in Fig. 1,. the same being 'on an enlarged scale; V

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Fig. 4, approximately on the line 5-5, the same being on a reduced scale;

Figure 6is a perspective view of two of the arc-* h tions and slots being such that a snug fit willreshaped track sections shown in Fig.1; 7

Figure 7- is a perspective view of the second arc-shaped track section, the same being much shorter than that shown in Fig. 6;.

Figure 8 is a perspectiveview on an'enlarged scale of the starting pan and associated parts;

Figure 9 is a sectionalview through Fig. 8 on the line 99, "the same being on 'a. reduced scale; 3

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the receiving tray or container shown in'Fig. 1, together with a sectionof the rail; I

Figure 11 is a. sectional view through Fig. 10

approximately on the line H i I Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, I indicates a support of any kind, as, for instance, an ordinary table. is provided a number of supports or stands 2 for supporting the variousrails 3 whereby a ball; started at the-starting pan 4 may roll under'the action" of gravity until it enters. the receiving was;

' section 9 is approximately one-eighth of a circle.

On this table tray or container. 5. The entire toy islmade" .up"oi a} number of straight sections .6 and l; afnumber: of curved sectionSfB -and '9, stands, 2 and 'pansbr containers 4; and 5. With these members are-associated suitable. balls, I!)

the sections 6 and] are relatively long and short, though otherwise of identical construction, each pin l2.at each end. p The pins. l2 are always on' the opposite sides at each end of the track'andw curves so that any section may be interlocked track'sections of different lengths formed acpieces. or'sections so that theywill extend'either to jthe'right or left, as desired. ItQalso furnishes a; fitting for the straight track as well. This greatly increases the possibilities of arrangemehts. h

As illustrated in Fig. 6, the track section 8 is a quarterofa circle, while in Fig. 7 the track Thisis to permit the various track portions to be arranged at desiredangles. Each of the stands 2 is providedwith a solid block I 3 having a notch l4 extending therethrough, said notch being rec-.

'ta'ngular and extending to'the upper surface of being provided with asocket H at each end and a 10' with any other section; whereby a straighter, curved track may be provided and straight the block, sojthat any o fzthe track sections may be fitted therein, the respective sizes of the secsult,.andnot being a fixed-supportit allows the stand tobe placed at any desired position, chang-' ing the incline of the track,xas desired. It will be noted that the sections fl and 9 are provided a with depending portions l5 and I5 which present a formation substantially rectangular in cross section-whereby these sections may also fit into one of the stands. A number of tapering sockets I I! are provided in each of the blocks 13, whereby the tapering ends: I8 of the various legs l9 may be forced therein and held by friction. The

tapering formation also adapts the leg'sto take care of any compression and wear. Thesetaper ing sockets are three in number and bored at an angle, thus making the support set solid, al-

similar to that shown in the straight sections, but in addition are provided with upstanding'flanges 20 and 2|, said flanges acting to preventthe ball from slipping ofi of the section as the ball rolls around a curve. As clearly shown in Figs 8 and 9, the pan or cup 4 is provided with a notch 22 into which one of the straight sections extends, so that a ball placed anywhere in the pan 4 will gravitate to the straight section and thence pass onto the other-seotionsin regularorden-asr the ball rollsto-thecontainer 5.- This container, isjrpreferably of a size to receive all of the balls when not in use and is provided" with alnotch 23 in;v

which one of the straight sections is snugly fitted, said section preferably being arranged tangentially so that the balls will moyteiin atciml'o they strike the interior of the. oontainen As,

shown in Fig. 1 the toy hasbe'enset up in a certain way so that a child may easily move balls from thecontainen 5,.to, the pant and Watch the progress of: the balls, asthey travel. over, the va rious, sect-ions The child: may, at any timefteardowm this; assemblage and make a; new system. with the: same: pieces-or: may add new -pieces, i-. desired; as well. as; remove; oentaim pieces; inthe:

new construction. In this way an educational tions having, a track formation inithe top, a plurality of curvedsec' tions having track formations in the top, means for disengageably connecting atplurality ofstraight sections together, means for disengageably connectingthe curved sections to one or two of the straight sections, and cupped membersdisengageably connected to the ends of a group of the connected sections.

6 2 A; toy,includ-ing*a plurality of grooved sections adapted to guide balls from one point to another, and stands for supporting said sections while, oonnectedatogether, said stands including a naming ae-groove for: receiving part oii thesectionramit' a plurality: of removable supporting legsrconnectedrto the hodyioni theioppositefside to said groove.

I A i EREDERICKWWLDAMB 'feature is presented, as it will permit the child 

